Former Hull City and Derby County midfielder Tom Huddlestone has spoken about his surprising coaching role at Manchester United. A lot of football stakeholders were shocked when Tom Huddlestone was appointed the under-21s player-coach at Manchester United. He has two appearances for the team having replaced former teammate Paul McShane. McShane was in the role before he moved to a permanent coaching role.

In a chat with Soccer AM, Tom Huddlestone talked about his new role at Manchester United as he revealed that the appointment came to him as a shock as well.According to the former Tottenham Hotspur player, Paul McShane recommended him for the position. Tom Huddlestone and Paul McShane were teammates at Hull City. He said McShane did the role last year before retiring and that he put his name forward. Huddlestone got the phone call offering him the job midway through pre-season. Read More